Asustek Shares TumbleAsustek shares dropped limit down to NT$59.9 per share upon opening of the Taiwan Stock Exchange on Monday. The drop followed on from Friday’s announcement that the company plans to follow through with a planned spinoff of its contract manufacturing unit on July 1 of next year. The plan will reduce Asustek’s stake in the manufacturing unit to 25 percent.

Athletes Return HomeAfter the completion of the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, members of Taiwan’s national team headed home on Monday. The team amassed eight gold medals in the Games to place fifth overall. The results were far from ideal, but the team did manage to win gold in track and field and swimming, two disciplines it hadn’t performed well in previously.

Kuo Due for a RaiseLos Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kuo Hong-chih is eligible for arbitration for the first time this year. Kuo pitched well last season, leading the Los Angeles Times to say that Kuo should be able to earn over US$1 million next year.